Members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) at BBC Northern Ireland are to be balloted for industrial action over planned changes to BBC Radio Foyle’s schedule.
It comes after BBC NI announced a number of Radio Foyle and Radio Ulster schedule and programme changes.
A half-hour breakfast news programme is to replace Radio Foyle’s current two-hour show and it will lose its lunchtime half-hour programme.
Hourly news bulletins will continue.
The NUJ said 10 staff remain at risk of redundancy.
The BBC said it expects staffing levels to remain unchanged.
“This includes some new roles to help deliver local and region-wide programming across the BBC’s services,” the spokesperson added.
NUJ Irish secretary Seamus Dooley said the new schedule is “deeply disappointing…
